Senior Cross-site Technical & Quality Leader

The Compleat Food Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Car Allowance

Company Bonus Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Schemes (EVs, Home &/

Cycle to Work and SMART Pension

33 days' annual leave (incl. bank hols

Holiday Discounts via online retail

EV charging points

Job summary

The Compleat Food Group is seeking a senior technical leader to provide strategic and operational technical direction across the division, ensuring food safety, quality, legality and authenticity are upheld. You will collaborate with Heads of Technical, site leadership and major retailers to drive robust systems, risk management and a proactive quality culture.

You will act as a key customer-facing representative and escalation point, deputising for the Divisional Technical Director when

Qualifications

• Senior technical management experience in food manufacturing.
• In-depth knowledge of major UK retailer technical standards and codes of practice.
• Detailed understanding of BRCGS Global Food Safety Standards.
• Strong knowledge of microbiology, food safety and risk management.
• Experience leading technical teams across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support customer technical initiatives, projects and communications.
• Ensure compliance with customer codes of practice across all division sites.
• Prepare and present technical performance reviews, KPIs and customer reports.
• Drive data-led decision-making and proactive issue management.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventative action programmes.
• Embed a strong food safety and quality culture across multiple sites.
• Provide leadership during significant customer, quality or food safety incidents.
• Drive consistency and best practice across the division.
• Lead and develop the Heads of Technical community.
• Support shelf-life optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive technical performance through site reviews and systems maturity assessments.
• Build strong relationships with retailers and key customer stakeholders.
• Ensure divisional understanding and delivery of customer expectations.
• Coach and develop technical talent while strengthening succession plans.

Skills

Senior technical leadership

Chilled/short shelf-life production

UK retailer standards

BRCGS knowledge

Microbiology & risk management

multisite team leadership

Customer engagement leadership

Education

Food Science/Technology degree

Level 4 Food Safety

Level 4 HACCP

Job description

The Compleat Food Group is seeking a senior technical leader to provide strategic and operational technical direction across the division, ensuring food safety, quality, legality and authenticity are upheld. You will collaborate with Heads of Technical, site leadership and major retailers to drive robust systems, risk management and a proactive quality culture.

You will act as a key customer-facing representative and escalation point, deputising for the Divisional Technical Director when